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Shame on you. Robinson will be fine. I'm really high on Saprano and if he'd have given the go ahead I'd be very comfortable with Robinson. Compare Fisher, Joeckel and Robinson. Which one would you feel the most comfortable with right now? Robinson is the least polished so it will take him a bit longer but he'll be fine, imo._________________

Nodisrespect wrote:

(on building inside out) teams without highly draft DT's make the playoffs and win the superbowl regularly.

Bonez wrote:

Teams that win Superbowls and make the playoffs aren't picking in the Top 5, clearly

Shame on you. Robinson will be fine. I'm really high on Saprano and if he'd have given the go ahead I'd be very comfortable with Robinson. Compare Fisher, Joeckel and Robinson. Which one would you feel the most comfortable with right now? Robinson is the least polished so it will take him a bit longer but he'll be fine, imo.

At worst Robinson will be shakey pass blocker. That's it.... I find it funny that the only words we hear to describe rookies in OTA's are "struggling to adjust, surprisingly good, or 'just what they thought' " .....um...Duh.... beat writers gotta make money in the offseason too guys....

At worst Robinson will be shakey pass blocker. That's it.... I find it funny that the only words we hear to describe rookies in OTA's are "struggling to adjust, surprisingly good, or 'just what they thought' " .....um...Duh.... beat writers gotta make money in the offseason too guys....

Last time I checked Robinson isn't a beat writer and said he was struggling out of his own mouth. Shaky pass blocker isn't worth the #2 pick.

At worst Robinson will be shakey pass blocker. That's it.... I find it funny that the only words we hear to describe rookies in OTA's are "struggling to adjust, surprisingly good, or 'just what they thought' " .....um...Duh.... beat writers gotta make money in the offseason too guys....

Last time I checked Robinson isn't a beat writer and said he was struggling out of his own mouth. Shaky pass blocker isn't worth the #2 pick.

Especially in a passing league because then he's not even gonna be a LT if he can't pass block.

Major camp battle coming once preseason games hit and Pryor starts showing some leg that Wilson just can't compete with.

....gotta start doing something to instigate discussion up in here_________________Bah-Weep-Granah-Weep-Nini-Bong
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I see a big camp battle coming at the LB position. The overwhelming thought seems to be that Moore, Roach and Mack are already carved in stone to start but for me LB is the deepest position on the team and I'm very interested in seeing Burris, Burnett, Maiava and even Carlos Fields battle away to earn a starting spot.

It's going to be some what complicated by the fact that we'll be running some 3-4 and also in the Nickel package a lot. So far, the only lock for me seems to be Mack but he is a rookie after all and may have some issues adjusting to a much more complicated playbook (of course I hope that doesn't happen and he transitions smoothly to a Pro Bowl impact )_________________"The fire that burns brightest in the Raiders organization is the will to win."
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I see a big camp battle coming at the LB position. The overwhelming thought seems to be that Moore, Roach and Mack are already carved in stone to start but for me LB is the deepest position on the team and I'm very interested in seeing Burris, Burnett, Maiava and even Carlos Fields battle away to earn a starting spot.

It's going to be some what complicated by the fact that we'll be running some 3-4 and also in the Nickel package a lot. So far, the only lock for me seems to be Mack but he is a rookie after all and may have some issues adjusting to a much more complicated playbook (of course I hope that doesn't happen and he transitions smoothly to a Pro Bowl impact )

I agree. We have so many good LBs especially if it's true that Burris is showing up and getting first team reps.

Also because of our depth at LB, does anyone thing we'll trade one of these guys. I mean a lot of guys have gone down for teams and the ravens even got something for McLain.

I see a big camp battle coming at the LB position. The overwhelming thought seems to be that Moore, Roach and Mack are already carved in stone to start but for me LB is the deepest position on the team and I'm very interested in seeing Burris, Burnett, Maiava and even Carlos Fields battle away to earn a starting spot.

It's going to be some what complicated by the fact that we'll be running some 3-4 and also in the Nickel package a lot. So far, the only lock for me seems to be Mack but he is a rookie after all and may have some issues adjusting to a much more complicated playbook (of course I hope that doesn't happen and he transitions smoothly to a Pro Bowl impact )

I agree. We have so many good LBs especially if it's true that Burris is showing up and getting first team reps.

Also because of our depth at LB, does anyone thing we'll trade one of these guys. I mean a lot of guys have gone down for teams and the ravens even got something for McLain.

Imvho this is a non-story. The staff is probably trying to get a fair assessment of Burris by running him with the ones. There's a glut of players at OLB and before you cut a pass rushing specialist like Burris they probably want to know the full extent of his abilities in case he lands in division (most likely the Chargers) In 2012, Burris was rated the least effective OLB in the NFL. At SDSU Burris had one job and one job only, rush the passer. He is the definition of a one-trick pony. SAM is locked up so Burris will have to make the roster at Will which is the spot more likely to be in coverage. Burris was never in coverage at SDSU, struggled with coverage his rookie season and blew out his knee in 2013. Burris is an un-athletic straight-line pass rusher who will have to make the roster at something he isn't good at and has little experience. I don't like his chances and this story means little to me as Sio is a fluid athlete who is versatile enough to be coverage and was stout against the run.

I have a hunch all the Burris hyperbole is meant to motivate Sio who may be a bit put off by the organization addressing his position after proclaiming himself "the best LB in the draft" and concluding a very promising rookie season._________________

Nodisrespect wrote:

(on building inside out) teams without highly draft DT's make the playoffs and win the superbowl regularly.

Bonez wrote:

Teams that win Superbowls and make the playoffs aren't picking in the Top 5, clearly